Wills and Estate Lawyers Toronto

We have developed an extensive practice focusing on wills, estates and power of attorney documents. Our customized approach helps our clients by protecting their wealth and assets as well as informing them of their fiduciary obligations. Our clients have a variety of concerns ranging from foreign property, tax benefits, transfer of a business and inheritance issues. We address these concerns by providing customized solutions.

Our lawyers understand and recognize that the passing of a loved one is a difficult and stressful time. We provide expert legal services that are both efficient and compassionate. Our experience includes preparing estate plans for single-family holdings or for the complex estates with multiple assets. Our practice ranges from the listed services to any other specific needs addressed by our clients as follows:

Estate planning:

Preparation of wills and supporting documents

General probate avoidance planning

Trusts for various purposes, including probate avoidance, disability planning, asset protection, tax planning or controlled distribution of funds to beneficiaries

Advising on executor appointments, including the use of professionals and trust companies as executors

Advising trustees as to their duties

Trust planning for efficient management and distribution of assets after death

Marriage and cohabitation agreements, generally involving wills

Probate and Estate Administration

Acting for both individual executors and trust company executors to obtain probate, gather in assets and distribute estates

Advising on estate administration

Advising on preparation of estate accounts and obtaining court approval of estate accounts when required

Advising estate beneficiaries, in relation to obtaining inheritances

Estate Litigation

We represent clients involved in conflict surrounding an estate's administration or its terms. We defend executors and administrators as well as beneficiaries involved in the mediation or arbitration of inheritance claims such as:

Claims challenging the validity of the will

Claims of fraudulent or negligent estate administration by executors, trustees or powers of attorney

Interpretation of will and trust

Dependent's support claim

Claims on Passing of accounts

Claims on Unjust enrichments

Pro Bono

Our pro bono practice builds up on the experience of our professionals locally and worldwide to improve the lives of those without access to justice.

Our goal of pro bono practice is to achieve excellent results for clients in need. Those who come to us for help often experience harm, so we look for opportunities to remedy through our work.

For years, we have been in the position to advance social justice and the rule of law by providing legal services at no cost. We continue that tradition with a commitment to excellent performance, practice diversity, and global reach in our pro bono work.